Actually, I think Morrison is using "universal mind" as a metaphor for society. He is saying that he was doing fine working at a normal job, until music came along and changed everything. He says that when he was a part of the universal mind, he was doing alright, but then with music yes he was homeless but he is free and lucky. Morrison is definetly saying that it doesnt matter if you have a good job and make money if you are not happy.
queenofthehighway6, I was thinking the same as you but... There's something wrong with this "I'm the freedom man, that's how lucky I am". First of all, when you here it sung, with the melancholy tones in the music, it really doesn't sound as positive as when you just read it, and there's a reason for that... The character doesn't sound happy about being the "freedom man", and to me, there's a good deal of sarcasm and bitterness in his "that's how lucky I am". It's almost as if he lost himself by "freeing" other people. As a matter of fact,...
queenofthehighway6, I was thinking the same as you but... There's something wrong with this "I'm the freedom man, that's how lucky I am". First of all, when you here it sung, with the melancholy tones in the music, it really doesn't sound as positive as when you just read it, and there's a reason for that... The character doesn't sound happy about being the "freedom man", and to me, there's a good deal of sarcasm and bitterness in his "that's how lucky I am". It's almost as if he lost himself by "freeing" other people. As a matter of fact, "I'm the freedom man" doesn't mean the same thing as "I'm free". And also, the positive aspect of being "the freedom man" and feeling really lucky about it wouldn't fit with what he says before : "now I'm so alone, just looking for a home in every place I see". I agree with what you say about music coming along and changing everything but it doesn't come across as something positive in the context of this song. And if you relate the character in this song to Jim Morrison, then I think it has more to do with the loneliness and pressure that he dealt with, having to mesure to people's expectations and this image of some sort of "guide who sets people free".
Actually, I think Morrison is using "universal mind" as a metaphor for society. He is saying that he was doing fine working at a normal job, until music came along and changed everything. He says that when he was a part of the universal mind, he was doing alright, but then with music yes he was homeless but he is free and lucky. Morrison is definetly saying that it doesnt matter if you have a good job and make money if you are not happy.
queenofthehighway6, I was thinking the same as you but... There's something wrong with this "I'm the freedom man, that's how lucky I am". First of all, when you here it sung, with the melancholy tones in the music, it really doesn't sound as positive as when you just read it, and there's a reason for that... The character doesn't sound happy about being the "freedom man", and to me, there's a good deal of sarcasm and bitterness in his "that's how lucky I am". It's almost as if he lost himself by "freeing" other people. As a matter of fact,...
queenofthehighway6, I was thinking the same as you but... There's something wrong with this "I'm the freedom man, that's how lucky I am". First of all, when you here it sung, with the melancholy tones in the music, it really doesn't sound as positive as when you just read it, and there's a reason for that... The character doesn't sound happy about being the "freedom man", and to me, there's a good deal of sarcasm and bitterness in his "that's how lucky I am". It's almost as if he lost himself by "freeing" other people. As a matter of fact, "I'm the freedom man" doesn't mean the same thing as "I'm free". And also, the positive aspect of being "the freedom man" and feeling really lucky about it wouldn't fit with what he says before : "now I'm so alone, just looking for a home in every place I see". I agree with what you say about music coming along and changing everything but it doesn't come across as something positive in the context of this song. And if you relate the character in this song to Jim Morrison, then I think it has more to do with the loneliness and pressure that he dealt with, having to mesure to people's expectations and this image of some sort of "guide who sets people free".